Bam Adebayo vs. Pat Riley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Pat Riley and Bam Adebayo that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bam Adebayo

vs.

Pat Riley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bam Adebayo: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bam Adebayo 0 Pat Riley 1

NBA Seasons Bam Adebayo 7 Pat Riley 9

Playoffs Played Bam Adebayo 6 Pat Riley 6

All-Star Games Bam Adebayo 3 Pat Riley 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bam Adebayo 4 Pat Riley 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 15.4 Pat Riley 7.4

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 8.7 Pat Riley 1.6

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.5 Pat Riley 1.7

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.0 Pat Riley 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Pat Riley 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 7,513 Pat Riley 3,906

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 4,275 Pat Riley 855

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 1,707 Pat Riley 913

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 509 Pat Riley 112 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 436 Pat Riley 13 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 489 Pat Riley 528

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .547 Pat Riley .414

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .221 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .755 Pat Riley .705

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 20.4 (2023) Pat Riley 11.0 (1975)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.4 (2024) Pat Riley 2.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 5.4 (2021) Pat Riley 2.6 (1975)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.4 (2022) Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2020) Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 16.3 Pat Riley 5.7

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 9.1 Pat Riley 1.5

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 3.4 Pat Riley 1.2

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.9 Pat Riley 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.6 Pat Riley 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Bam Adebayo 1,208 Pat Riley 251

Total Rebounds Bam Adebayo 671 Pat Riley 66

Total Assists Bam Adebayo 253 Pat Riley 52

Total Steals Bam Adebayo 64 Pat Riley 4 *

Total Blocks Bam Adebayo 48 Pat Riley 0 *

Total Games Bam Adebayo 74 Pat Riley 44

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bam Adebayo .523 Pat Riley .374

3-Point Percentage Bam Adebayo .125 Pat Riley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bam Adebayo .760 Pat Riley .763

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bam Adebayo 22.6 (2024) Pat Riley 9.4 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Bam Adebayo 10.3 (2020) Pat Riley 2.2 (1969)

Assists Per Game Bam Adebayo 4.4 (2020) Pat Riley 2.0 (1974)

Steals Per Game Bam Adebayo 1.3 (2021) Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Bam Adebayo 0.8 (2020) Pat Riley 0.0 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.